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Portrait classes at MAM

Stephen Ohlrich is teaching a portrait drawing class at the Milwaukee Art Museum that is a great opportunity, among other things, to spend time with the upcoming "Jan Lievens" exhibit in a unique way.

Here are the details:

Portrait Drawing
Taught by Stephen Ohlrich, artist and instructor.This class will introduce students to proportions and anatomy of the human head as well as the expressive content in portraiture. Through study of portraits in the Jan Lievens exhibition and Permanent Collection, students will be introduced to drawing fundamentals including gesture, line, value and composition with the use of graphite and charcoal.

6 Thursdays: February 12–March 19
5:45–7:45 pm
$170/ $150 Member

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